Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun (also known as This Man Stands Alone) is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Louis Gossett Jr., written and directed by Jerrold Freedman.

Plot
A black man runs for the position of sheriff in a small town. This movie is about Dr. Rev. Thomas Earl Gilmore Sr. Raised in Forkland, Alabama and known as the “sheriff without a gun,” he became the first black sheriff of Greene County and the second black sheriff in the state of Alabama. He died in 2015.

Cast

 * Louis Gossett Jr. as Tom Hayward
 * Clu Gulager as Marvin Tayman
 * Mary Alice as Minnie Hayward
 * Barry Brown as Fred Tayman
 * Barton Heyman as George Tayman
 * James McEachin as Harris McIntyre
 * Lonny Chapman as Sheriff Harvey Johnson
 * Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor cameo